BIG STRIKE LIKELY.

Wairarapa Age, 22 March 1924, Page 5

BIG STRIKE LIKELY.

LONDON TRANSPORT WORKERS. BUSES AND TRAMS. (Received 8.55 p.m.) London, Mar. 21.—London’s millions will have to get to work on Saturday morning without trams and buses unless an eleventh hour settlement is arranged, which appears unlikely. The underground railways are capable of carrying thousands above tho usual complement; nevertheless the greatest inconvenience is inevitable. Moreover, there is talk of the underground workers following the busmen’s example, supporting the tramwaymen. The strikers on Saturday will number 40,000. Transport officials state that they have been negotiating with the tramway employers for 6 months, yet the first offer of any sort was made yesterday, and then only 5/ by one group of employers and 2/ by another against 8/ demanded. The employers allege that the men have not given the 3 months’ notice to terminate the agreement and refused arbitration. The tramwaymen state that the employers previously refused arbitration repeatedly.—(A. and N.Z.) POSTPONEMENT REFUSED. NEGOTIATIONS BREAK DOWN. (Received .1.15 a.m.) London, Mar. 20. —The w T age negotiations broke down and the Transport Union announces that a strike of London bus train men begins at midnight to-morrow. The Ministry of Labour has decided to establish a court of enquiry and the employers requested the union to postpone the strike meantime, but the union refused.—(Reuter.)